Any tips on turning all-terrain tires into a tubeless setup. I’m assuming people have done this? Ready to get rid of the tubes and stress less about flats. I’m currently using puncture resistance tape over the tubes but would love to just go tubeless.
You can cast the inside with silicone or polyurethane, but you’ll get issues with core delamination unless you have some sort of surface feature (the pressure from the tubes inflated create enough sideways force on the hub so the friction transfers the torque)
2 piece hubs will probably work better since tightening the screws will apply some pressure, Trampa gummies work like that, but I haven’t heard they stay in well
There are tubeless 200x50 tires, but they are filled with foam or other things and pretty heavy. Probably also not the most comfortable to ride.
Idk how you could seal up a regular 2 piece hub so well that you could just pump up the tire without tube without loosing air pressure over time.
Even if, it would still give you issues with punctures as long as you use the same outer tire as before.
For me personally slime did work very well.
You could also go 11“ and gokart tires if you really need tubeless pneumatics
You’ll also need a valve that you can install directly on the rim, though bike versions should also be fine, just stick with the same standard (probably the schrader type).
On bikes you sometimes need an air compressor or high volume pump to seat the tire initially.
I think that’s a reference to these liners or tape:
Be mindful of the rim width. With rim tape I think overlapping is totally fine if you can’t find the exact size (fat bike tires might have created options for us).
…or sealant
There are a lot of options and related items:
Using a US-based store for these links because they have a good selection of products. I’ve ordered from them in the past and had a good experience.
It was more a reference to the liquid slime.
You just fill a bit in the tube and it does seal the tube as soon as it gets punctured.
There for sure limits to it, but in general it works very well.
Yeah, makes sense. I use Orange Seal on my bike (Endurance Sealant Refills | Orange Seal). I feel like it was less nasty for the environment compared to some other brands, but I picked it years ago and might be misremembering my logic for it.
Is it safe to assume that the tires we tend to use are tubeless ready since they’re designed for scooters that are more likely not to use tubes?
Tubeless beadlocks are different than the hubs we use. Not going to work. Even if you do seal the two part hub. The other issue is the valves. Bike valves are long and straight. Tubeless are presta style instead of the schrader that we use. Not to mention tubeless tires have specific beads as well.
Going to be a ground up design if we are ever going tubeless.